ḥammala (حمل)

Complex verb

Verb meaning: LOAD [load]

Comment: A stem II verb; Causative of the stem I of the same root with the meaning 'carry'. (L = only animate)

Basic coding frame

Schema: V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc ʿalâ+3

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 loader V.subj NP-nom A
2 loaded thing NP-acc P
3 loading place ʿalâ+NP X
Examples for basic coding frame:
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حمل الرجل القش على الجمل
Ḥammala rraǧulu lqišša ʿalâ lǧamali.
ḥammala
carry.II.CAUS.PRF.3SG.M
r-raǧul-u
ART-man.M-NOM
l-qišš-a
ART-hay.M-ACC
ʿalâ
on
l-ǧamal-i
ART-camel.M-GEN
The man loaded the hay on the camel.

Comment: partitive meaning

See Mahmoud 1999.0: [53]

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.